The Best Episodes Written By Jon Robin Baitz

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.9/10(14 votes)

   #1 - The Bender

   S1:E310/2/2024

   Lois finds comfort in an unexpected person.

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   7.7/10(72 votes)

   #2 - Pilot

   S1:E19/25/2024

   A gruesome crime rattles a small-town community.

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   7.6/10(7 votes)

   #3 - In Dreams...

   S4:E195/11/2005

   The team captures the Sloane Imposter and questions him to find a rare Rambaldi orchid. The real Sloane must relive a painful memory in order to get the Imposter to reveal the orchid location.

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   7.3/10(18 votes)

   #4 - True Crime Catholics

   S1:E29/25/2024

   Lois accepts the help of a nun to investigate the recent crimes.

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   7.3/10(7 votes)

   #5 - Red Haze

   S1:E510/9/2024

   Lois finds herself one step closer to the killer.

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   7.1/10(5 votes)

   #6 - The Long Goodbye

   S4:E131/15/2003

   While Toby unsuccessfully attempts to fill her shoes in the briefing room, C.J. returns to Dayton, where she gives a speech at her high school reunion, reconnects with an old friend, and struggles with her father's worsening Alzheimer's.

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   7.0/10(10 votes)

   #7 - Coordinates

   S1:E410/2/2024

   A strange clue sends Lois to a remote location.

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   6.5/10(11 votes)

   #8 - Backrooms

   S3:E510/15/2024

   A desperate father will do anything... and go anywhere for a chance at finding his missing son.

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   6.5/10(8 votes)

   #9 - Unplugged

   S1:E710/16/2024

   Lois is forced to make a difficult decision.

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    6.3/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Good Caesarean Work

    S1:E610/9/2024

    A heinous new discovery leads Lois to someone from her past.

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    6.2/10(6 votes)

    #11 - The Stinging Aroma of Sulfur

    S1:E910/23/2024

    Lois contemplates a new future.

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    5.2/10(12 votes)

    #12 - Pilot

    S2:E11/31/2024

    Truman Capote is the toast of New York society. But a dishy excerpt published in Esquire Magazine threatens to topple him from his precarious perch.

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13. 

    4.8/10(5 votes)

    #13 - In Dreams

    S1:E810/23/2024

    Lois accepts the help of a specialist.

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    4.4/10(5 votes)

    #14 - I Think I'm Dead

    S1:E1010/30/2024

    Lois questions everything she thought she knew.

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    3.6/10(5 votes)

    #15 - Beautiful Babe

    S2:E73/6/2024

    Babe reflects on her life and her greatest treasures. Truman and the Swans reel in the fallout of a tragedy.

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    3.5/10(6 votes)

    #16 - Ice Water in Their Veins

    S2:E21/31/2024

    In the aftermath of the Esquire article, Truman starts on a downward spiral. The Swans form a unified front.

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    3.4/10(5 votes)

    #17 - It's Impossible

    S2:E42/14/2024

    Babe makes peace with a harsh reality. Truman makes an effort to get sober.

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    3.2/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Masquerade 1966

    S2:E32/7/2024

    In 1966, documentary filmmakers the Maysles brothers capture the events leading up to and following Truman's iconic Black and White Ball.

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    3.2/10(5 votes)

    #19 - The Secret Inner Lives of Swans

    S2:E52/21/2024

    November 1975, the day after the Esquire article is published, Truman receives an inspiring visit from a fellow writer.

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    3.2/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Hats, Gloves and Effete Homosexuals

    S2:E62/28/2024

    In New York, it's the end of an era. In California, Truman tries to usher in a new era with a hunky beau.

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